Lipstick device



J. L. YOUNGHUSBAND LIPSTICK DEVICE Filed Oct. 24. 1938 March 19, 1940.

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Patented Mar. 19, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to a case for holding lipstick having means forprojecting the lipstick for use and retracting it within the case forstorage during nonuse.

Among the objects of my invention is to provide simple manually operablemeans for the quick projection and retraction of the lipstick, saidmeans occupying small space not otherwise used in the case, and suchother objects, advantages and capabilities as will later more fullyappear and which are inherently possessed by my invention.

While I have shown in the accompanying drawing a preferred embodiment ofmy invention, yet 15 I Wish it understood that the same is susceptibleof modification and change without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

Referring to the drawing Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the exterior ofmy lipstick device; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a sectionalview on line 4-4 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 55 ofFig. 4.

One embodiment selected to illustrate my in- 25 vention comprises ahollow body member In having side walls I I and open at the top andbottom. Positioned and movable within said body member ID is a cup 20adapted to hold lipstick 21 or the like.

s Adjacent the upper portion of the body member ID is a bearing 39, andadjacent the lower portion of the body member ID is a turnable member orspool 40.

A cord, chain or continuous member 4| extends 5 as a loop from thebearing member 39 to the turnable member 40. The continuous member 4| isattached to the cup 20.

One form of my bearing member 39 shown in Fig. 2 is a rod 42 preferablypositioned across a corner of the interior of the body member I0 andattached to two of the side walls I I. Rod 42 may be either fixed orrotatably attached to the side walls II.

The turnable member 40 is rotatably supported by oppositely disposedside walls I I, or the corners of the same when extending diagonallyacross the body member I0. Said turnable member 40 extends through thewall of the body member II) on one end, and attached to said end is awheel 24 manually operable from the exterior of the device.

The continuous member 4! is attached to the cup 20 by any suitablemeans. The cord 4I may pass through openings in the cup 20 or anextension M of the cup and be bent, looped or knotted so that when thecord M is moved, the cord will 5 also move the cup. Any other suitablemeans for attaching the continuous member 4| to the cup 20 may be usedwithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

When the wheel 24 is turned the spool 40 is also turned. When the wheel24 is turned in one direction the spool 49 moves the loop 4I so as topull the cup 20 upwardly so that the lipstick 21 in the cup may projectfrom the top. of the body member I0 and be used. When the wheel 24 isturned in the opposite direction the spool 4 turns and moves the loop 4Iso as to pull the cap 2i] with its lipstick 2'! back into the bodymember Ill for storage during nonuse.

A bottom closure 34 is fitted by friction grip within a depression 35 inthe lower outer ends of the side walls I I of body member I. A cap 23 isby friction grip within depression 35 at the upper .ends of the sidewalls II. 25

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

Alipstick device comprising a hollow substantially rectangular tube, acup adapted to hold lipstick positioned within said tube, a rodextending across a corner of the upper portion of the interior of saidtube and attached to contiguous side walls, a turnable member extendingthrough said tube and rotatably supported by opposite side wallsadjacent the lower portion of said tube, a loop attached to said cup andextending from and above said rod downwardly along one of the corners ofthe interior of the tube to and below said turnable member, a wheelmanually operable from the exterior of the tube and attached to theturnable member, said wheel adapted upon being turned in one directionto turn the turnable member and in turn to move the loop so as toproject the cup with its lipstick to substantially the top of the tube,and upon being turned in the opposite direction to turnthe turnablemember and move the loop so as to pull the cup and its lipstick withinthe tube, and closures for the open top and bottom of said tube.

JAMES L. YOUNGHUSBAND.

